Worst commute day? Not for Karen Bleakley of Dorval:"I took the 8:22 AMT inbound train at Dorval this morning. Despite the parking lot being overfull, as it usually is, the train had many empty seats. From the train, I couldn't help but noticing the cars zooming inbound along highway 20. They didn't even slow at the 13, a usual bottleneck, and this was 8:30 in the morning, the Tuesday after Labour Day. "

George Gervin has a positive story about switching to public transit: "I started last year taking the Vaudreuil train, metro and South Shore bus. It takes me 1.5 hours in total each way but it is well worth it. The only negative is the high temperatures in the Metro and bus, if you wantmore people to switch to public transport and get cars of the road, install Air Conditioning in the metro and buses."

The Gazette's Andy Riga has the 511 on the government's new traffic communication channels:

Elma took one hour by train and metro from Vaudreuil to Peel:"Great way to travel. Grab your coffee and read The Gazette and protect the environment at the same time."

Costa Hovris took his motorcycle downtown:"The commute wasn't any different today than most other days other than the obvious beefed up police presence and the "Uncle Harry" school buses at most corners.

Sabrina Prioletta drove downtown from Montreal North:"I noticed a 20 min. increase in commute from 1-2 weeks ago. Park Avenue was much less congested than usual. Henri-Bourassa more congested than usual."

Elisa Shepherd reports good news from Châteauguay:"Hwy 138 to the Mercier bridge was backed-up almost to Chateauguay, but with the bus lane we breezed through."